Ternate edit

Etymology edit

From so- +‎ nyinga (heart, liver).

Verb edit

sonyinga

  1. (transitive) to remember, to keep in mind (to recall from one's memory)
    Ngori tosonyinga moju ngana na demo se ngori.I still remember your words to me.
  2. (transitive) to ponder, to think about, to care about (to wonder, to be deeply concerned about)
  3. (transitive) to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something)
  4. (transitive) to love (to care deeply about, to be dedicated to)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of sonyinga
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tosonyinga fosonyinga misonyinga
2nd nosonyinga nisonyinga
3rd Masculine osonyinga isonyinga, yosonyinga
Feminine mosonyinga
Neuter isonyinga
- archaic

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh